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'S. BAILEY.

WHIFFLETREE HOOK. No. 448,193. Patented Mar; 17, 1891.

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STEPHEN BAILEY, or ANSONIA, OHIO.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 448,193, dated March17, 1891. Application filed November 6, 1890- Serial No. 370,535. (Nomodel.)

To ail whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, STEPHEN BAILEY, a cilizen of the United States,residing at Ansonia, in the county of Darke and State of ,Ohio, haveinvented a new and useful Singlotrec- Clip, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to clips and hooks for whiffletrees; and it hasfor its object to provide a clip having a hook, by means of whichattachment may be made with links or rings in a safe and convenientmanner.

The invention consists in the improved construction, arrangement, andcombination of parts,which will be hereinafterfully described, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings hereto annexed, Figure 1 is a perspective view of asingletree provided with my improved clip and hook, showing the partsinverted. Fig. 2 is a perspective view on a larger scale showing theclip and hook detached. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but showingthe hook in its open position. Fig. at is a detail view showing theparts of the device separated from each other.

Like numerals of reference indicate like parts in all the figures.

'1 designates the clip, the arms of which 2 2 are connected at theirfront ends by a plate 3.

i designates the hook, the shank of which is bifurcated,so as to formthe checks or side pieces 5 5. The plate 3, at the front end of theclip, is inserted between the side pieces 5 5, which are pivotallyconnected with the said plate by means of a pin or bolt 6. The greaterportion of the edge of the plate 3 is concentric with the pin or bolt 0.

Suitably pivoted between the checks or side pieces 5 5 of the hook is alatch 7, the outer end of which is adapted to engage the end of the hookand the inner end of which is provided with a tooth or projection 8,having a curved inner side, as shown at 9. In the upper part of theplate 3 of the clip is formed a curved recess 10, the upper edge ofwhich is slightly raised, so as to form a tooth or projection 11. At thelower edge of the plate 3 is formed a shoulder 12.

The normal position of the hook a in operation is with its pointdownward. 'lVhen it is desired to connect the said hook with a ring orlink,the hook is raised to the position shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.The tooth 8 at the inner end of the latch 7 will then be intercepted bythe tooth 11 at the upper edge of the recess 10, causing the tooth 8 toenter the said recess and throwing the latch back between the sidepieces or cheeks 5 of the shank of the hook. The latter may then readilybe placed in engagement with the ring or link to which the whittletreeis to be attached. By lowering the hook the tooth 8 of the latch willpass out of engagement with the recess 10 and the curved inner edge 9 ofthe latch will bear against the segmental edge of the plate 3, therebyholding the latch securely locked. The shoulder 12 serves as a supportto prevent the hook from dropping too low, the tongue or latch 7abutting against said shoulder when the hook dropsto its full extent,thus bracing the said latch and preventing its being accidentallydisplaced.

The advantages of my invention will be readily understood from theforegoing description,taken in connection with the drawings heretoannexed.

My invention provides an attachment for singletrees, by means of whichthey may be readily placed in position for operation or transferred fromone vehicle to another, as may be required.

The construction of. the device is simple and inexpensive. It may, whendesired, be made of malleable iron, and it may be very readily attachedto singletrees of ordinary construction.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United. States- 1. In a device of the classdescribed, the combination of aclip, the arms of which are connected bya segmental plate, a hook having a bifurcated shank mounted pivotallyand concentrically upon the said plate,and a latch pivoted between thecheeks or side pieces of the shank of said'hook, substantially as andfor the purpose set forth.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a clip, asegmental plate connecting the arms of said clip and having a curvednotch or recess, a hook having a bifurcated shank mounted pivotally uponsaid segmental plate, and a latch pivoted between the checks or sidepieces of said hook and provided at its inner end with a tooth adaptedto engage the said curved recess, substantially as and for the purposeset forth.

3. In a device of the class described, the combination of a clip havinga segmental plate provided with a curved notch or recess, the upper edgeof which is raised so as to form a tooth or projection, a hook having abifurcated shank mounted pivotally upon said segmental plate, a latchpivoted between the cheeks or side pieces of the shank of said hook andhaving at its inner end a tooth adapted to engage the said curvedrecess, and a stop or shoulder formed at the lower edge of the segmentalplate, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

l. In a device of the class described, the combination of a clip havinga segmental plate provided With a curved recess, a hookhavingabifurcated shank mounted pivotal-1y upon said plate, and a latchpivoted between the cheeks or side pieces of the shank of said hook andhaving a curved inner end normally bearing against the edge of thesegmental plate and terminating in a tooth adapted to engage the curvedrecess in said I plate, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. In a device of the class described, the combination of the cliphaving the segmental plate provided with-a curved'recess, the upper edgeof which is raised to form a tooth or projection, a hook having abifurcated shank mounted pivotally and concentrically upon said plate, alatch pivoted between the checks or side pieces of the shank of the hookand having a curved inner end normally bearing against the edge of thesegmental plate and terminating in a tooth adapted to engage the curvedrecess of said plate, and a stop or shoulder formed at the lower edge ofthe latter, substantially as and for the purpose herein specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

STEPHEN BAILEY.

Witnesses:

WM. SCHMIDT, S. A. WILLIAMS.

